There is some silent muttering in the background. “Fort Frances is dying!” The loss of paper manufacturing and the loss of wood rights for the forests surrounding Fort Frances bothers many residents. The empty store fronts on Scott Street are signs the future does not shine. Yet, it is important […]
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There will be a Shamrock Tea and Bake Sale this Friday, March March 15 at the Emo Hospital Cafeteria from 1:30-3:30 p.m. This fun-filled afternoon is sponsored by the Emo and District Hospital Auxiliaries. There will be baking and goodies. Admission is $5.00. All monies raised will help with hospital […]
An immigration program which is aiming to solve staff shortages through migration, has been made permanent. Last week, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Marc Miller announced that the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program (RNIP) will become permanent. Additionally, two new immigration pilots, the Rural Community Immigration […]
To say my memory is slipping is like observing the clutch on Pickle’s snowmachine is slipping a tad…you can tell by the smell of burning rubber or gray matter. I miss the odd item so on an impending trip across the great white north to visit the gene pool in […]
Confession: I am sitting at my desk writing when only a week ago I was attended to by an ambulance and paramedics for the sudden onset of what the ER doctor diagnosed as pneumonia. I had no cough, no cold, no illness of any kind. I woke up at 2 […]
March break is coming March 11-15. The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has plenty of events going on! TUESDAY Family Movie Sing-Along: Frozen 11:30 am – 1 pm Talk to a Nurse 3-5 pm Teen Movie Matinee: The Super Mario Broths Movie 4 – 5:30 pm WEDNESDAY Storytime (St. […]
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Artist Shawna Grapentine was a special guest presenter at the first annual Gikendamok Onowen (Things You Must Know) Youth Gathering at Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre. The two-day gathering was hosted by Weechi-it-te-win Family Services(WFS), as a way to discuss life skills and traditional Anishinaabe Teachings to more than 40 youth from […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are continuing to search for a missing person and are asking the public and our media partners for assistance. The missing individual is Melanie, age 35, of Fort Frances. Melanie is described as […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Hundreds filled the corner of Portage and Main Friday morning as cries of “search the landfill” rang out, and some sent a clear message to governments that the time to act on a landfill search is now, because they refuse to wait any longer. “I’m done talking with our governments, […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
IGNACE – The Northwestern Ontario site being considered for a nuclear waste repository is safe for that use, according to the industry-funded organization tasked with creating a repository. So is the other site on the shortlist for the proposed deep geological repository, a recent news release from the Nuclear Waste […]
